Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is now a father, Benjamin Jr. born Wednesday night

On his website, Roethlisberger posted, "We would like to let everyone know that last night at 10:06 p.m. Ashley and I welcomed a healthy, beautiful baby boy into this world. Benjamin Jr. is 7 pounds, 1 ounce, and 19-1/2 inches long. Both mom and baby are doing well. We want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers, it really means a lot to us. God is so good! We will have pictures to post this weekend."